Foot-scraper



UNITED STATES PATEN T GFFICE.

EDWARD G. BURGER, OF YPSILANTI, MICHIGAN.

FOOT-SCRAPER.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 29,568, dated August 14, 1860.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD G. BURGER, of Ypsilanti, in the county of Tashtenaw and State of Michigan, have'invented a new and Improved Foot-Scraper; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of t-he same, reference being had to the accompanying` drawings, making a part of this specification, in which- Figure l is a perspective view of my invention. Fig. 2 a side sectional view of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the two figures.

The object of this invention is to obtain a foot scraper by which the boot or shoe may be more effectually cleaned than by the ordinary scrapers-provision being made for thoroughly cleaning the sides of the sole and upper as well as for cleaning the instep of the sole and the front part or side of the heel-portions which are generally slighted in consequence of the ditiiculty and in many cases impossibility of cleaning them by the ordinary Scrapers.

To enable those skilled in the art to fully understand and construct my invention I will proceed to describe it.

A, represents a basin which forms the base of the scraper and has two uprights B, B, attached to it one at each side of the basin. In each upright B, there is secured a brush C, said brushes projecting out sufficiently from the uprights B, to admit of the boot or shoe being readily applied to them. The

backs of the brushes may be fitted in recesses or openings in the uprights B, and secured therein by keys a.

Between the upper parts of the uprights B, B, there is secured a plate D. This plate has an inclined position, its front part Z), having a plane surface but its back part c, having a concave surface as shown clearly in F ig. l, a space d, being between the two parts Zi, c. rlhe plate D, rests or bears on two wrought-iron rods e, e, the ends of which pass through the uprights B, B, and are riveted or headed and secure the plate D, in proper position with its ends underneath lips f, on the uprights.

All the above-mentioned parts with the exception of the rods e, e, are of cast metal, the basin A, uprights B, B, and plate D, being cast in separate pieces.

At the inner side of the upper part of each upright B, there is a curved upright iianch g, projecting inward and rounded at its upper end. These flanches may be cast with the uprights and they should project inward sufficiently to admit of the sides of the boot or shoe being drawn over their edges without coming in contact with the other parts of the uprights. The flanches g, in connection with the curved projections g, on the uprights prevent any forward and backward movement of the plate D.

The operation is as follows: The sole of the boot or shoe is first drawn over the edge of the front part b, of the plate D, which being inclined effectually scrapes the dii't therefrom. This position of the boot or shoe is shown in blue in Fig. 2. The instep of the sole is then scraped by drawing it over the edge of the lower and concave part c, of the plate as shown in red, said concave partcorresponding inversely to the convexity of the instep and insuring a perfect cleaning of the same. By drawing upward the boot or shoe the front of the heel will be also scraped. The sides of the bootor shoe are then cleaned by drawing them over the edges of the flanches g, g, the upper rounded parts of which conform to the shape of the sides of the boot or shoe at the instep and effectually scrape the dirt or mud therefrom. The boot or shoe is brushed by drawing it over the brushes C. The brushes C, may be of bristles or wood fiber.

7hat I claim is- The arrangement of the inclined plate D, provided with plane and convex surfaces c, and the uprights B, B, having curved flanches the above parts being used with or without the brushes C, as and for the purpose herein set forth.

EDVARD G. BURGER.

IVitnesses JOHN CODY, H. D. HAYWARD. 

